Show Daily Health Service By DR DR- MORRIS FISHBEIN Tossing away your football headgear head head- gC gear Bear U at the height of the conflict may maybe maybe maybe be a magnificent gesture but dont don't doit do it There have been far too many cases of ot concussion of the brain and even fracture of the skull in football to take a chance without adequate head pro pro- Most important of all however Isto is isto isto to get a player promptly off oU th the field when he has sustained anything resembling re reo re- re a serious injury to aI an ankle or any other joint The extent of at the injury should be determined immedi immedi- If there is any evidence at alt that the injury is serious such such such-as as a fracture fracture frac frac- ture he taken promptly toa to toa toa a hospital for foro foran a an X ray X-ray ray picture arid and suitable medical attention 4 I S e Most Mast seri Df ai affecting the brain bral a 7 skull A concussion concussion of of th brain m means ans that the brain tissue actually has lias been bruised with possible small hemorrhages hemor hemor- hemorrhages into the tissue The first sign of such injury Is loss of memory for recent events The least important sign is a a slight ness But coaches and trainers should not however be unimpressed when a prayer player com comes out of a sudden impact I with another player merely slightly dizzy izzy or dazed e a e a aThe e a eThe The first thing to do du in any such accIdent accident ac- ac dent is to put the player immediately at t rest to determine extent of the in in- inJury Jury ury When has had a head injury he should be a lag Ing ng position U to headache and nd dizziness and given the test as to toUs his Us memory for r recent ent events If he c cannot remember the names namest of t his opponents which side is on the offensive the score the day of at the week or similar m matters it is not safe to permit him to play again If It howver how how- ver evel he merely Is dizzy he should be permitted to stand and move about to o determine whether he has lost his sense of balance Any sign sign sign-ot of a loss of sense of bal bat I an anceis anceSs e is serious and the player should be removed from the contest |